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Law No. 54/2015 - Extension of Temporary Generation-Permit Authority

Extended the temporary permit and licensing route created by Law 288 for two additional years, through April 2018.

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Official recordLaw No. 54/2015 - Extension of Temporary Generation-Permit Authority
Legal characterExtension of temporary licensing authority
Current readingExpired
Scope and applicability

Historic extension of the Law 288 permit window.

Why it matters

The time-limited measure supported early renewable licensing while the institutional architecture in Law 462 remained incomplete.

Core provisions

The operative ideas to understand before reading the full text.

  1. 01

    Extended the interim route created by Law 288.

  2. 02

    Maintained Cabinet-level authority for an additional two years.

  3. 03

    Kept the exceptional licensing channel available while the permanent regulator was absent.

Engineering lens

  • Preserved the route used for early renewable permits.
  • No technical compliance requirement is inferred beyond the permit itself.

Economic and investment lens

  • Extended the window for project negotiation and PPA development.
  • Expiry is a material title and bankability issue.

From text to operation

Implementation gates

These conditions must be evidenced before treating the instrument as operational for a project, tariff or market transaction.

  1. 1Valid approval during the extension period
  2. 2Project permits, PPA and grid connection
  3. 3Ongoing validity checked under later law

Documented relationships

  • This instrument extends temporary authority Law 288
  • Linked instrument uses the temporary permit route Wind licences

Primary sources

  1. Parliamentary proceedings on the extension of Law 288/2014 Lebanese Parliament · Published · Arabic · Accessed 16 August 2026
  2. National Renewable Energy Action Plan 2025-2030 Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation · Published · English · Accessed 16 August 2026
  3. Call for proposals for approximately 200 MW of wind power Ministry of Energy and Water / Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation · Published · English · Accessed 16 August 2026Official procurement record noting Cabinet approval of permits for three wind farms; approval is not evidence of commissioning.